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Vincennes

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Vincennes (/vɪnˈsɛnz, væ̃ˈsɛn/, French: [vɛ̃sɛn] ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from the centre of Paris. Vincennes is famous of its castle: the Château de Vincennes. It is next to but does not include the Bois de Vincennes, from which it took its name, which is attached to the city of Paris.

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Vincennes is located in France
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Vincennes is located in Île-de-France (region)
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Coordinates: 48°50′52″N 2°26′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-de-Marne
ArrondissementNogent-sur-Marne
CantonVincennes and Fontenay-sous-Bois
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Charlotte Libert-Albanel[1] (UDI)
Area
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1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
49,697
  Density26,000/km2 (67,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
94080 /94300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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